‘An Uncommon Lunch’: Kings, Queens and ‘Exes’
STEVE ROYSTON: There was a bit of commotion about the King of Bahrain’s attendance at a recent lunch in the UK. I was struck by another issue
Of Women, Water and Sex: A Beautiful, Warm Film
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: A recently released movie portrays the lives of rural Moroccan women in a humane, entertaining and funny way. See it…
Aqaba: To Boldly Go Where No King Has Gone Before
JUAN COLE: Klingons and Romulans wandering through the souk in Aqaba? Could be sooner than you think if King Abdullah’s ambitious plans come to fruition.
First Impressions Again: An American Re-visits Cairo
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: It’s my first trip back to the ‘Capital of the Arab World’ for a while and though much remains as ever there have been striking changes since the revolution.
Dictatorship: The Ultimate ‘Boys Only’ Club
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Adeptness in brutal suppression and torture are characteristics demanded of all dictators. One other vital characteristic is also required – maleness.
Lebanon at Stake: Turkey Must Reveal Its Cards
RAMZY BAROUD: Promises Turkey will no longer stand idle as children and women are killed no longer suffice. Israel seems unmoved by words…
How the Muslims Killed ‘Count Dracula’
SHIBLI ZAMAN: This Ottoman general had a greater war, a war against darkness. He hunted the very progenitor of the vampire legend who impaled his enemies and drank their blood – Vlad al III-lea Tepes, also known as Vlad Draculea, who would go down in infamy as, simply, Dracula.
